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Median Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 03:43 PM Original message |
Krugman's Attacks On Obama Suggest That GOP's Economic Proposals Are Better (Cheaper Failure) |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 03:45 PM Response to Original message |
1. No, no they don't. nt |
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PM7nj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
2. Umm... what? |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
3. Darlin... somewhere it appears that you totally missed the point.... |
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Median Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 03:51 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. I Have Looked For An Analysis Or Reasoned Response To GOP Proposals. None. |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 04:00 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. NONE of the preeminent Economists agree that spending freezes |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 04:08 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. He wrote several article comparing Clinton's and Obama's health plans during the primaries |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 04:12 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. No one is interested in the Republicans program as it was clear McCain would not win. |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 04:22 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. Nice try. eom |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 04:23 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. It's been clear since '06 our side was going to win. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 04:13 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. No one is interested in what they have to say. Bush and the R Congress blew it. They had 6 years. |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 04:48 PM Response to Reply #11 |
22. Right. |
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Median Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 07:28 PM Response to Reply #22 |
46. Exactly, The Mainstream Media Is Giving Them Hours Of Coverage... |
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Telly Savalas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 10:53 PM Response to Reply #46 |
50. After we get folks like Krugman to explain why Obama's plans are better than the GOP |
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Kalyke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
4. No they don't. |
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camera obscura (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 03:51 PM Response to Original message |
5. Krugman never attacks Republican proposals? Then what do you call this? |
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Median Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 03:53 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Exactly, He Says The GOP Plans Are Failures As Is Obama's Plan |
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camera obscura (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 04:40 PM Response to Reply #7 |
21. It is not a black-and-white issue and Krugman does not treat it as such. |
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Jakes Progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 08:07 PM Response to Reply #21 |
82. Give it up. |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 04:17 PM Response to Original message |
12. Far as I'm concerned......with a demented media in charge of messaging, |
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Median Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 04:24 PM Response to Reply #12 |
19. I Admit, I Am Playing Devil's Advocate, Just Pointing Out The GOP Getting A Free Pass... |
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PurityOfEssence (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 06:12 PM Response to Reply #12 |
39. We didn't proclaim a king, we elected a President |
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alwysdrunk (908 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 04:20 PM Response to Original message |
13. There will be a second stimulus |
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Proud Liberal Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 04:20 PM Response to Original message |
14. WHAT is Krugman's plan???? |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 04:23 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. And this point it appears to involve nationalizing the banks. |
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CAcyclist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 05:11 PM Response to Reply #17 |
29. Why would it take an act of congress? Banks are nationalized frequently |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 04:23 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. Problem is in Krugman's world, congress doesn't exist except for when he wants them to. |
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11cents (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 05:38 PM Response to Reply #18 |
35. Did you read the article? |
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liberal1973 (964 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 04:31 PM Response to Original message |
20. lol |
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Uzybone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 04:52 PM Response to Original message |
23. Thats a large stretch |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 04:56 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. During a crisis that depends on the confidence of uninformed public |
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Uzybone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 05:09 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. I've been beyond tired of Krugmans carping from the sidelines too |
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uberllama42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 04:53 PM Response to Original message |
24. Any fair-minded person who reads Krugman knows that he thinks |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 04:57 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. You got some links for those excerpts? |
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uberllama42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 06:33 PM Response to Reply #26 |
42. Today's column |
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Sparkly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 07:30 PM Response to Reply #42 |
47. The OP should have linked it in the first place. |
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Lilith Velkor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 09:51 AM Response to Reply #47 |
62. It's easier to just make shit up. |
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hay rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 05:10 PM Response to Original message |
28. All failures not the same. |
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Median Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 05:20 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. In My Gut, I Agree With You, But There Is Absolutely Nothing Out There... |
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hay rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 06:36 PM Response to Reply #31 |
43. Republicans don't have a plan. |
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sohndrsmith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 05:18 PM Response to Original message |
30. Is this the same Krugman who was worried Obama wouldn't go "big enough"? |
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rockymountaindem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 05:24 PM Response to Original message |
32. Hardly |
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sohndrsmith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
33. so - then what does he mean here? |
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hay rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 06:14 PM Response to Reply #33 |
40. State balanced budget laws. |
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Rowdyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 05:31 PM Response to Original message |
34. I just heard Krugman speak and did not get that impression at all.... |
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NorthCarolina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 05:46 PM Response to Original message |
36. I just watched Krugman on 1600 with David Shuster and he didn't say anything like this |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
37. This OP is Hannity worthy spin. |
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PurityOfEssence (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 06:06 PM Response to Original message |
38. Typical DU binary horse shit: those who disagree with "my side" obviously agree with "theirs" |
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Median Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 07:09 PM Response to Reply #38 |
44. Are Obama's Plans Better Than GOP's Proposals? Or, Are They Both Failures? |
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Sparkly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 07:27 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. And he hasn't said anything about Rush Limbaugh's views. |
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YvonneCa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 10:15 PM Response to Reply #44 |
49. Read Krugman's book... |
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Telly Savalas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 11:13 PM Response to Reply #44 |
52. Krugman's dismissal of the GOP as the "party of Beavis and Butthead" |
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PurityOfEssence (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 11:35 PM Response to Reply #44 |
56. Can it be any more obvious? |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 09:46 PM Response to Reply #38 |
48. I know. The whole point of being a Dem is to understand that a lot of things are Grey, not just B&W |
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RoyGBiv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 06:24 PM Response to Original message |
41. Unhinged ... |
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opihimoimoi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 11:02 PM Response to Original message |
51. Don't they know by NOW...NEVER TRUST THEM PUBS |
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paulk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 11:16 PM Response to Original message |
53. your conclusion is absurd. |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 11:20 PM Response to Original message |
54. too bad |
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crimsonblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 11:30 PM Response to Original message |
55. What an idiotic argument.... |
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bertman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 11:47 PM Response to Original message |
57. Thanks to all who have gone on record here as saying that this OP is inane. |
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johnlucas (248 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 11:51 PM Response to Original message |
58. Krugman is a glorified Monday morning quarterback |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 01:21 PM Response to Reply #58 |
67. "For all we know he could be a plant" |
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uberllama42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 02:12 AM Response to Original message |
59. Are we all happy now that Krugman said a spending freeze would "destroy the economy"? |
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Median Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 12:28 PM Response to Reply #59 |
63. Woopty Doo! Less Than One Minute - Lets Have A Freakin Column! |
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YvonneCa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 09:18 PM Response to Reply #63 |
85. Krugman is far from lazy. I'd advise reading his books, starting with... |
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cadmium (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 03:53 AM Response to Original message |
60. Succumbing to Noise and Panic is never a good idea |
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northernlights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 04:09 AM Response to Original message |
61. baloney. Krugman gives political cover |
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Median Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 12:30 PM Response to Reply #61 |
64. However, Krugman Does Not Address the Alternatives... |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 01:18 PM Response to Reply #64 |
66. What alternative??? |
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Median Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 01:29 PM Response to Reply #66 |
68. Exactly, Snarky Remarks Are Insufficient - CNBC Types Are Giving Them Credibility |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 02:26 PM Response to Reply #68 |
72. You're nitpicking. Obama should attack the Republican proposals and |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 03:01 PM Response to Reply #68 |
75. Krugman: Boehner is Insane and would Destroy America |
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Median Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 07:14 PM Response to Reply #75 |
81. Its A Step - A Blog Post - Now Lets See His Friday Opinion |
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northernlights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 01:39 PM Response to Reply #64 |
71. baloney again |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
65. Saying Obama's "stimulus" planning is inadequate is a gross understatement |
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Median Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 01:32 PM Response to Reply #65 |
69. Your Own Post Makes My Point - You Say Its "Obvious" That The GOP Plans Are Faulty |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 02:34 PM Response to Reply #69 |
73. Don't you have a position that is opposed to Krugman & Roubini's proposals? |
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Median Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 04:45 PM Response to Reply #73 |
76. He Has Been Explaining! No Media Coverage! Have You Seen A Press Conference? |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 05:05 PM Response to Reply #76 |
77. Obama doesn't know how to use the media? More lame excuses for timidity & inaction |
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Median Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 06:17 PM Response to Reply #77 |
78. Are You Say Saying GE (NBC/CNBC) and News Corp Is Liberal? Heard of Rupert Murdoch? |
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YvonneCa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 09:11 PM Response to Reply #78 |
84. And.... |
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YvonneCa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 09:09 PM Response to Reply #76 |
83. Are you just now noticing that the media... |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
70. lol |
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CBR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 02:38 PM Response to Original message |
74. Any other economists... |
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Danger Mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 06:18 PM Response to Original message |
79. I don't like Krugman, but even I call BS on this argument. |
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ncteechur (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 07:10 PM Response to Original message |
80. You have a fever. No way those dunces know anything about the economy. |
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